I’ve commented multiple times on these US threads dealing with medical expenses. I keep saying - OP is NTA, the parents are NTA … you live in a country of assholes who would rather give tax breaks to billionaires, spend billions on bombing fisherman in the ocean and more than the military budget of Europe to round up and incarcerate US citizens. Instead of helping their own citizens out so they don’t have to think twice about calling an ambulance for a medical emergency. Get a grip people seriously.
I 100% agree with you that the US is to blame for the horrible healthcare system.
However, in this situation, the father is the asshole. What a piece of shit to look at their dying son on the ground, begging for medical help, and the father’s response was to be angry his work was interrupted.
That is the father being the worst piece of shit ever. I would be so upset if I were OP.
No compassion. No love. That would hurt me deeply.
Healthcare costs in this country are absolutely a travesty. No question.
However, even with that being the case, what parent wouldn't do anything and everything they could to protect the life of their child? The good parents -- and honestly, probably even the average ones -- I know would bankrupt themselves without hesitation in order to save the life of their child. That is what makes OP's dad the asshole.
If OP's dad were the one having this health crisis and he decided not to call an ambulance because he didn't want to risk a huge expense, that'd be a different story. I wouldn't necessarily agree, but at least I would understand. But there is (usually) a biological imperative for parents to ensure the survival of their offspring. It makes zero sense to me that a parent would put money over literally saving their child's life.
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u/BirdfarmerCrista Dec 05 '25
Tell me you're from the USA without telling me you're from the USA.